Today, an energy consultant suggests that cleaner, renewable energy might prove an economic boon for Georgia, a state with key factors in place to help it capitalize on a growing national movement to reduce pollution from power plants. The other writer looks at the valuable role our forests and woodlands can play in combating climate change.

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Inventor Lonnie Johnson stands with his Super Soaker water guns at JTEC Energy on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Atlanta. Johnson, a former NASA engineer, is currently working on a new energy technology through his company’s JTEC device that turns thermal heat into usable energy. (Natrice Miller/AJC)